Check out the results for SOL boys/girls lacrosse teams in action Friday.
Boys
Wissahickon 6, Plymouth Whitemarsh 4
With its big meeting with Upper Dublin coming up next Monday, Wissahickon knew how important it was to come out with a win on Friday, solidifying the Trojans in second place while giving them some momentum moving forward.
Thanks to a pair of goals from both Nate DeGroat and John Esposito as well as an impressive first half performance, the Trojans were able to come out victorious over the Colonials in a conference meeting at Wissahickon High School.
Wissahickon, which is now 10-2 overall and 8-1 in conference play, went on top 3-1 after one quarter and carried a 4-1 lead into the half. The Colonials outscored the Trojans 3-2 in the second half, but it only made the final score closer.
“The thing about (PW) is that they always used to beat us, and they’re a great program,” Wissahickon coach Dan Layfield said. “They always play us hard, and they played us hard the whole game today and we respect them for that. It’s a huge win for us for second place with a big Upper Dublin game coming up. We had a lot of shots today and a lot of looks. We couldn’t always finish with their goalie standing on his head, but it was a big win for us and we’re going to work off of this with Ridley tomorrow and Upper Dublin next week.”
John Carrozza and Eric Kaufmann each scored goals for the Trojans, while goalie Jack Meyers stopped six shots in net to earn the win, but it was the offensive attack of DeGroat and Esposito which was the main difference-maker.
“Nate is a fast kid and he’s hard to guard,” Layfield said. “John (Esposito) is definitely our leader with his play on the field. He’s a tenacious player who brings it every game, and the other guys feed off of it. Our attack is still young, but they’re learning, and it showed today.”
The Colonials, who sit at 7-5 overall and 7-4 in conference play, remain in third place behind the Cardinals and the Trojans.
As for Wissahickon, Layfield knows his team cannot look past Saturday’s non-conference meeting with Ridley, despite the biggest game of the regular season just days away. In the meantime, he hopes that his team can build off of Friday’s win and have a better effort against a Cardinals team that won the last head-to-head meeting by seven goals.
“We’re definitely using today and each game as preparation,” he said. “We’re going to try to fix some of the things we do and some of the errors we made in the first game with them. We got caught ball-watching. Our play a man up was abysmal. We dodged hard and created looks, but we didn’t finish. We had our opportunities, but we just didn’t put them in. Upper Dublin is a polished team that will put every shot in the corner and always finish. We’re going to work on finishing and work on our game plan and try to play the best game we can play.”
Plymouth Whitemarsh 1-0-2-1—4
Wissahickon 3-1-1-1—6
Central Bucks West 10, Souderton 3
The visiting Bucks opened up a 4-0 lead after one quarter and extended that to 7-1 by halftime on their way to the big win.
Will Ross and Joey Rockovich each contributed a hat trick to lead a balanced attack. Ross also had an assist. Clark Hawes added a pair of goals while Brandon Gervais and Jason Willis both had single goals. Morgan Kratzke had a pair of assists. Defensively, Pat Kiel sparked the Bucks with six ground balls.
For the Indians, Greg Gibbs had two goals, and Cory Azeff added one. Justin Russell led the Indians defensively with four ground balls.
Souderton goalie Remi Reeves was credited with 13 saves while Steve Hogan (10 saves) and Asher Mithoefer (three saves) combined for 13 saves for the Bucks.
Central Bucks West 4-3-2-1–10
Souderton 0-1-1-1–3
Central Bucks South 14, Pennridge 11
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Tanner Scores Eight to Lead Central Bucks South in Win Over Pennridge
Doylestown, PA: Chris Tanner scored eight goals, including four in the fourth quarter, as Central Bucks South pulled away to defeat Pennridge 14-11 in a hard fought Suburban One Continental boys lacrosse game on Friday night at War Memorial Field. Teammate Jake Henze also came up big when it counted, scoring two of his three goals in the fourth, which started with the two teams knotted at 8-8.
Evan Falkowski added two goals and two assists for the Titans, while Dillon Kelly had a goal. Ian Vogt added two assists, while Brendan McGrath and Austin Naessens each had an assist.
Defensively, the Titans were led by Timmy Ross (6 ground balls), Steve Nowelski, Joe Vitelli, Jake Lautt and Kevin Witchey. Ryan Jacobsen won 11-of-25 face-offs. Goalie Robbie Richick had 11 saves for the Titans, who improved to 11-0 (9-0 SOL Continental).
Tanner’s eight goals tied his own school record, set earlier this season in a game versus Abington.
For the visiting Rams, Blake Schoenmeier and Sean Fecter led the way with three goals and one assist each. Christopher Dachowski had two goals while Evan Clemmer added one goal and two assists. Bobby Maher and Griffin Wenger each added single goals.
Goalie Teddy Tozzi turned away 18 shots in a standout performance.
CB South 5-2-1-6—14
Pennridge 4-2-2-3—11
Upper Dublin 23, Upper Moreland 3
The Flying Cardinals continued to soar in conference play, opening up an 11-0 halftime lead on their way to the resounding win. Michael Sowers (3 goals, 7 assists) and Max Winebrake (6 goals, 3 assists) led the Cards’ high-powered attack. Evan Scott added four goals and one assist, and Michael Mullen also had four goals. Ben Abel had two goals and one assist while Nicholas Vernacchio had one goal and two assists. Jerry Bardol and Nash Potts both added one goal and one assist. Jack Rapine and Jed Hanson each had one goal.
Bobby McPeak was credited with six saves while Sean Bowers and Dillon Lojeski each added one.
Upper Dublin 5-6-10-2—23
Upper Moreland 0-0-2-1—3
Abington 19, Harry S Truman 5
Hunter Jones scored 10 goals and assisted on four others in a huge offensive performance for the Ghosts, setting a program record for most goals in a single game.
Cameron Leech added four goals and eight assists in a big game of his own. John Wink had two goals and one assist while Jack Kurtz had a goal and assist. Ryan Tuffy and Russell Nocito both had one goal, and Matt Bross added an assist.
In goal, freshman Connor Reed (two saves), junior Luke Werner (four saves) and senior Pete Montaque (two saves) combined for eight saves. The Ghosts’ defensive effort was led by Ryan Fetzer and Brian Nolan.
Abington 3-11-4-1—19
Harry S Truman 2-0-1-2—5
Girls
Upper Moreland 7, Plymouth Whitemarsh 6
What a difference a year makes.
Last year, the Golden Bears suffered an 11-3 loss at the hands of the Colonials, but in Friday’s rematch, the rapidly improving Bears returned the favor, holding on for the big win.
“This is huge,” coach Pam Remmey said. “Last year, I was hoping we would surprise somebody.
“I thought we would play better against Upper Dublin yesterday (in a 12-5 loss), but we didn’t. What upset me yesterday was we weren’t playing to our potential. They know the potential they have. We have coached them to do certain things, and that’s what they have to do to win, and they actually did it today.”
Friday’s game was the third in a row for the Bears..
“The first two minutes we were running all over the place,” Remmey said. “I told them to stop running because they were going to get too tired, so we were playing a possession game from the beginning.
“We took them by surprise by scoring a couple of goals early.”
The Golden Bears opened up a 4-1 lead.
“I said, ‘Let’s play possession. I know it’s the first half, but we’re up 4-1 against PW. We have to keep possession and run some time off the clock,’” Remmey said.
The Colonials made a run late in the half, pulling to within one at halftime (5-4). The Golden Bears scored early in the second half to go on top 6-4.
“Sydney Bachmayer, who had three goals and one assist, controlled the attack,” Remmey said. “She’s a very smart player who knows what to do with the ball, and she was running our attack.
“Our defense – instead of keying on just one person like we were at Upper Dublin – we really were playing good team defense with Melissa Felicetti, Mel Wittick and Maura O’Leary.”
In goal, Emma Hood was credited with eight saves.
“She had a great game,” Remmey said.
The Bears opened up a 7-4 lead with 17 minutes left in regulation, but the Colonials trimmed that to two with a goal two minutes later. That score stood until a PW takeaway with 45 seconds remaining. The Colonials scored with 11 seconds showing on the clock to make it a 7-6 game.
“PW called a timeout,” Remmey said. “They had it all lined up for the draw, and Delaney Smith was able to draw it to the other side. She got the draw control and held the ball for the last 11 seconds.”
Smith added one goal and two assists while Allison Felicetti, Samara Santry and Veronica Baez each added one goal.
“That was another thing I liked that a lot of people were scoring goals,” Remmey said. “We got six draw controls.
“Mel Wittick, who’s been sick, played a great game, and she had two draw controls.”
Maddie Pisut had a big game defensively, finishing with four ground balls and three forced turnovers.
“She had a great game today, and she wasn’t even a starter at the beginning of the year,” Remmey said. “She’s worked her way into the starting lineup.
“Maura O’Leary had three ground balls and three forced turnovers, and Melissa Felicetti – I thought my defense was playing together well today.
“We played smart, we held the ball. There weren’t a lot of fouls.”
For the Colonials, Kirsten Monte had two goals while Ali Diamond, Sophie Kolkata, Victoria Betterly and Stephen Fazio each added one.
Goalie Emily Miller was credited with eight saves for PW.
Upper Moreland 5-2—7
Plymouth Whitemarsh 4-2—6
Hatboro-Horsham 12, Pennsbury 4
The Hatters picked up their fifth conference win in a row after dropping their opener to Abington. The Hatters took a 6-3 lead into halftime over a Falcon squad that was less than 24 hours removed from an upset of North Penn.
Syd Rausa had another big game for the Hatters, finishing with five goals and one assist. Casey Swezey had two goals and two assists while Kaitlyn Wallace had two goals and one assist. Gabby Acker added a goal and an assist, and both Jenna Cutilli and Gwyn Acker had single goals.
For the Falcons, Lindsay Labiak had a pair of goals, and Camille Mumford had a goal and an assist. Missy Frankil had one goal.
Hatter goalie Maria Sims turned away six shots while her counterpart, Kayla Kunde, had eight saves.
Wissahickon 13, Upper Dublin 3
Trojan coach Patty Kovacs called Friday’s big win over the Cardinals “an entire team effort.” The Flying Cardinals scored the first goal, but the Trojans closed out the half with eight straight.
“(We played) with intensity, the defense and offense worked together double teaming, we moved the ball around and fired shots on goal,” Kovacs said.
Carolyn Wilde had four goals and two assists to lead the Trojans while Shannon Stagliano added a hat trick. Emily Vervlied added two goals. And Lauren Irvine had two goals and one assist. Marie Dickson and Lana Doskicz each had one goal while Mary Matthew and Claire Tarzia both had an assist.
For the Flying Cardinals, Julie Cross and Hannah Reape both had one goal and one assist. Jess Grodsky had a single goal.
UD goalie Sarah Gallagher was credited with six saves while Wissahickon goalie Julie Silverman had 10 saves.
Wissachikon 8-5—13
Upper Dublin 1-2—3
Central Bucks South 18, St. Hubert’s 3
A pair of Titan standouts attained milestones in Friday’s game. Junior Courtney Dietzel (four goals, four assists) and junior Sarah Poli (four goals, three assists) both connected for their 100th goal.
Tori Wigand added a hat trick, and Kasey Dietzel (two goals, two assists), Krysta Reading (two goals, one assist), Kelly Senour (one goal, two assists) and Kristen Berntsen (one goal, one assist) also had a hand in multiple goals. Eva Muzika added a single goal.
South goalie Erin Putnam had seven saves.
Souderton 12, Council Rock North 6
Krista Schneider scored four goals while Natalie Bulgier added a hat trick. Rachel Judge and Amber Lambeth both added a pair of goals, and Jess Ziegler scored a single goal.
For Rock North, Devon Mela had a hat trick. Claire Jarema had two goals and Megan Haggery added one goal.
Council Rock North 3-3—6
Souderton 7-5—12
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